Comprehensive Legislative Tracking & Congressional News Analysis
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force Library Program is conducting market research through a Sources Sought notice to identify capable businesses for a Comprehensive Legislative Tracking & Congressional News Analysis subscription. This resource is required by AFMC HQ/PA to provide unbiased analysis of federal legislation for informed decision-making. Responses will help determine the appropriate procurement strategy, including potential small business set-asides. Responses are due May 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM CDT.
Purpose
This Sources Sought notice serves as market research to assess industry capabilities in providing a comprehensive legislative tracking and analysis subscription. The information gathered will inform the government's decision on whether to pursue a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set-aside.
Key Requirements / Deliverables
The required subscription must be a current Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) product and include:
- Comprehensive tracking of federal legislation and cases.
- Stakeholder identification, voting behavior analysis, and policy insights.
- Newsletters (morning briefing, general news, budgets, defense) and a magazine with current and archival issues (to 1984).
- Extensive congressional information (1985-present), member profiles (1995-present), live news, and legislative updates.
- Coverage of energy, environment, transportation, and defense news.
- Archives of bill text (1987-present), CRS bill digests (1986-present), committee reports (1989-present), Congressional Record (1988-present), Federal Register (1997-present), and U.S. Code.
- Transcripts of hearings, newsmaker, and financial information (1990-present), with custom transcript capabilities.
- Indexed and searchable video footage of House/Senate floor, law tracking tools, and verbatim transcripts of hearings within 3 days.
- Platform for issue management and collaboration, customizable dashboards.
- Analysis and coverage of state policies, budget, and legislative analysis.
- Breakdown of federal agency spending, including contract and vendor information.
- Dedicated consultant for curation, summarization, and analysis of US Federal, State, and global policies.
- Must provide an App for access and training/support.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought
- Projected Period of Performance: FY26 base effort (June 16, 2026 – June 15, 2027) with four one-year option periods.
- Response Due: May 13, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
- Published Date: May 6, 2026
Eligibility & Submission
- NAICS Code: 513120 (Newspapers And Periodicals) with a size standard of 1000 Employees.
- Contractors must identify their business size (large/small/foreign) and socioeconomic status (e.g., WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone).
- Responses are strictly voluntary and will not be paid for by the Government.
- Submitted information must be UNCLASSIFIED.
- Email responses to Mary.Cobb.7@us.af.mil and Gustavo.Guadron@us.af.mil.
- Questions should be directed to Gustavo Guadron via email.
Additional Notes
This notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposals. If a solicitation is issued, a synopsis will follow. This requirement is not for specific brand name products; offerors should suggest alternatives.